How to Install and Configure vsftpd FTP Server on Ubuntu 14.04

The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one machine to another machine or server. If you plan to manage your own virtual private server (VPS) or dedicated server to host your blog or website, i would suggest you install ftp service. It will be easy for you to retrieved and upload any files to the VPS server. This post describes the steps to install and configure vsftpd FTP Server on Ubuntu 14.04.

1. Install vsftpd FTP service :

ehowstuff@ubuntu14:~$ sudo apt-get install vsftpd -y

2. Open vsftpd.conf and uncomment the following :

ehowstuff@ubuntu14:~$ sudo vi /etc/vsftpd.conf

Uncomment below and add two last line :

..
write_enable=YES
..
ascii_upload_enable=YES
ascii_download_enable=YES
..
chroot_local_user=YES
chroot_list_enable=YES
..
chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list
..
ls_recurse_enable=YES
..
local_root=public_html
seccomp_sandbox=NO

3. Allow user to access their home directory :

ehowstuff@ubuntu14:~$ sudo vi /etc/vsftpd.chroot_list

Add ehowstuff :

ehowstuff

4. Restart vsftpd to take afffect :

ehowstuff@ubuntu14:~$ sudo initctl restart vsftpd
vsftpd start/running, process 1988

5. Verify the ftp port listening or not :

ehowstuff@ubuntu14:~$ telnet localhost 21
Trying ::1...
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 (vsFTPd 3.0.2)
^]
telnet> quit

6. Test from Windows Client :

D:\>ftp 192.168.0.114
Connected to 192.168.0.114.
220 (vsFTPd 3.0.2)
User (192.168.0.114:(none)): ehowstuff
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230 Login successful.
ftp> pwd
257 "/home/ehowstuff/public_html"
ftp>

Thats all.